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Good morning, nelayan! Regional News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm DUBYA'S HAIL TO THE CHIEF: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28030.htm By PHILIP MESSING One minute, Fire Chief Harold Meyers was on the floor of Madison Square Garden making sure the president's speech last night would go off without a hitch. THE PERFECT HOST: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28029.htm By JEANE MacINTOSH, JENNIFER FERMINO and BILL HOFFMANN Take a bow, New York � we pulled off a nearly impossible feat and again proved we're the greatest city in the world. JAILED PELOSI MISSES BIRTH OF HIS SON: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/27998.htm By KIERAN CROWLEY Jailed Long Island murder suspect Danny Pelosi has a new son he has yet to see, and a faithful fianc�e who is standing by her man. GOP HEADACHE - GEORGE VS. RUDY IN 2008: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28026.htm AN "embarrassment of riches" has hit New York Republicans � and it's causing jitters for GOP activists. PATAKI POUNDS AWAY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28032.htm By FREDRIC U. DICKER Gov. Pataki, who introduced President Bush last night, used his first major prime-time address to invoke the memories of 9/11 victims � and mock Democrat John Kerry for failing to understand the war on terror. PREZ-BASHERS TAKE A TRAIN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28028.htm A conductor on an uptown A train delivered a Bush-bashing lecture yesterday to passengers just as the train pulled into 34th Street near Madison Square Garden. BLOOMBERG BAILS OUT OF THE BOX: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28033.htm Mayor Bloomberg was scheduled to be in President Bush's special guest box at the Garden last night, and then � poof! � he disappeared. JUDGE SLAPS CITY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28035.htm By LAURA ITALIANO, MURRAY WEISS and DAN MANGAN A judge yesterday ordered the release of all convention protesters held for more than 24 hours without being arraigned � and found the city in contempt of court for failing to meet that state-mandated deadline. GARSON STOOLIE: 'I'M GOING TO JAIL': http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/27992.htm By DENISE BUFFA A lawyer who wore a wire to cooperate with prosecutors in a divorce-fixing probe � and a court officer unwittingly recorded in the sting � spoke about going to jail for steering cases to an allegedly crooked judge in hopes of getting favorable treatment for clients. HAMPTONS DIARY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/27990.htm RAPPER Fabolous is plan ning a party tomorrow night � a stone's throw from the Sony PS2 house, where Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' chaotic Fourth of July White Party outraged neighbors with its noise, crowding and traffic. QNS. FATHER OF 4 MISSING: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/27989.htm Cops are searching for a Queens dad of four who was last seen Aug. 29 riding his motorcycle on a Bronx highway. FACE OF THE WEDDING-MOM KILLER: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/27991.htm Police believe this is the man who killed a Queens mom on her way to a supermarket to buy food for guests coming into town for her son's wedding. COLLEGE JOCKS HELD FOR RAPE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/27997.htm MORRISVILLE, N.Y. � Two basketball recruits at upstate Morrisville State College are accused of raping a student in her dorm room, a college spokeswoman said. A HERO COP YOU CAN BANK ON: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/27999.htm By DYLAN FOLEY Off-duty police Sergeant Angelo Russo dropped by his bank in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, in February with little on his agenda but getting some cash. QUEENS DROWN SHOCK: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/27996.htm By JOHN DOYLE and ANDY GELLER A Queens teen who couldn't swim drowned in the pounding surf off a Rockaway beach yesterday, despite the valiant efforts by a pal and lifeguards to save him, cops and witnesses said. SUING INMATE LOSES BAWL GAME: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28004.htm An upstate inmate who was accidentally hit by a softball in the prison yard struck out yesterday when a judge tossed his lawsuit. PLAYERS KNOW IT EVEN PAYS TO LOSE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28006.htm AT the U.S. Open, losing players get paid be fore the pain sets in. 'SUICIDE' IN CENTRAL PK.: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28009.htm A man was found shot to death in Central Park shortly after noon yesterday, in what law-enforcement sources said was an apparent suicide. PROSPECT PK. GUN THUGS MUG GIRLS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28010.htm Two teenage girls were mugged at gunpoint in broad daylight yesterday afternoon in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, police said. CABBY JAILED FOR KILLING FARE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28005.htm By LISA PULITZER A Long Island cabby who threw a tire iron at a drunken passenger trying to evade a $5 fare was sentenced to a year in prison yesterday for criminally negligent homicide. LIL' KIM: GIVE ME MY OWN TRIAL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/28008.htm Fearing she won't get a fair shake, rapper Lil' Kim wants a judge to give her a separate trial from other co-defendants in her federal perjury case relating to a shooting outside a Manhattan radio station three years ago. National News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm BUSH: 'I'LL NEVER RELENT': http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28036.htm By DEBORAH ORIN In a rousing speech accepting the Republican nomination, President Bush last night pledged to keep the homeland safe and prosecute the war on terror abroad with unwavering vigor. GOP UNFIT: JOHN: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28025.htm By IAN BISHOP Democrat John Kerry blasted President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney as "unfit to lead this nation" last night in an extraordinary escalation of campaign rhetoric to his most personal attack yet on Bush. SEA MONSTER STORMING IN: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28003.htm By TODD VENEZIA Millions of people ran for their lives in Florida's biggest-ever evacuation yesterday, as Hurricane Frances bore down with 140 mph winds that promised to repeat � or surpass � the destruction Hurricane Charley wreaked on the state last month. KOBE FLIES HIGH: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/27993.htm By BARRY BORTNICK EAGLE, Colo. � NBA star Kobe Bryant was smiling, happy and excited to be flying away from Eagle and his now-dismissed rape case, a woman who met the hoopster said yesterday. CHEERS SILENCE INFILTRATORS: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28037.htm Two protesters interrupted President Bush's acceptance speech last night, but were immediately drowned out by GOP delegates chanting, "Four More Years!" GEN. FRANKS SALUTES COMMANDER: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28031.htm By KENNETH LOVETT Retired Gen. Tommy Franks, who led America's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, called yesterday for the re-election of President Bush, saying he made the right decision to "take the fight to the terrorists." WHY LACI COPS ENDED SCOTT TAIL: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/27986.htm REDWOOD CITY, Calif. � Undercover officers testified yesterday they abruptly ended their surveillance of Scott Peterson after agents watching hidden camera video saw Peterson check under his late wife Laci's SUV to search for a tracking device. LABOR INTENSIVE TRAVEL: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28000.htm By CLEMENTE LISI Millions of people will hit the roads, skies and rails in record numbers this Labor Day weekend in what is expected to cap off the strongest summer travel season since 9/11. ACCIDENT TOLL HITS 157,000 FOR YEAR: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/28002.htm ATLANTA � More than 157,000 Americans were killed and about 1.6 million hospitalized by car crashes, falls, violent acts and accidents in 2001, officials said yesterday. World News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm HOSTAGE FRENCH NEWSMEN RELEASED: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/27988.htm PARIS � Kidnappers handed over two French journalists in Iraq to an Iraqi Sunni Muslim opposition group, the managing editor of a French newspaper said yesterday. HEARTBREAK OF EVIL 'CHOICE': http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/27994.htm By NILES LATHEM Chechen terrorists yesterday released 26 women and children seized during the Russian school takeover � but, in an unimaginable act of cruelty, forced some parents to choose which of their kids would be freed and which would remain hostage. ISRAELIS FIND GAZA TERROR TUNNEL: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/27987.htm JERUSALEM � Israeli forces yesterday uncovered a vast Gaza Strip tunnel, 60 feet deep, that apparently was being built to kidnap people from a nearby Jewish settlement. BIN LADEN A 'WITNESS' VS. RAD LAWYER: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/28007.htm Osama bin Laden is expected to make a special video appearance next week in the terror trial of radical lawyer Lynne Stewart. All Horoscopes: http://web1.nypost.com/cgi-bin/horoscope.pl ARIES Now that Mercury, planet of the mind, is moving in your favor again, you must decide, once and for all, what it is you are aiming for. Because you have been in such mental turmoil these past few weeks, that may seem a tall order, but if you focus your mind on essentials, the answer will come to you at some stage over the next 24 hours. 1-900-990-7810* TAURUS You may have to give up something that means a lot to you today, but you won't mind because it is for the benefit of the people you love. The sacrifices you make for others now will be repaid in full later on - although, of course, that is not the reason you are making them. You know it is your duty to put others' needs first. 1-900-990-7811* GEMINI It is important that you keep your eyes and ears open today because if you don't you could miss out on a golden opportunity to turn a profit - and have fun at the same time. Now that Mercury, your ruler, is moving direct again, your mental faculties will be sharp and strong, and that gives you a major advantage over your rivals. 1-900-990-7812* CANCER It is important that you have a mentally positive attitude today because there is a lot at stake and only those who know what they want and have the courage to reach out and take it will prosper. Some people seem to think that you are too timid to make it in the rough-and-tumble world of making money. You will get your chance to prove them wrong. 1-900-990-7813* LEO Stop selling yourself short and start believing that you have what it takes to make a difference. It's not like you to lack confidence, but over the past few weeks, while Mercury, planet of the mind, has been moving retrograde, you seem to have lost your way a bit. You will get your chance to find it, and yourself, again today. 1-900-990-7814* VIRGO At some stage today, you will realize that the things you fear the most are the things from which you have least to fear. No doubt you will be annoyed with yourself for getting so worked up about nothing, but it is a learning experience, like everything else, and if you accept it as such, you won't become afraid so easily in the future. 1-900-990-7815* LIBRA The message of the stars for you today is that you must trust more in other people. Over the past few weeks, you have insisted on making all the major decisions affecting your life and, you would now be the first to admit, things have not worked out as well as you expected. Next time, get a second opinion from your family and friends. 1-900-990-7816* SCORPIO The more you have lacked in ambition the past three or four weeks, the more you will want to make up for it now. But don't just throw yourself at the first opportunity that comes along: Identify what it is you most want to accomplish and wait for the right offer or opening - the planets suggest that it won't be long in coming. 1-900-990-7817* SAGITTARIUS You seem to have been a bit too tunnel-visioned lately and now you are beginning to wonder if perhaps you should have been more open to other viewpoints. However, now that Mercury, planet of the mind, is moving direct again, you will get the chance to review your beliefs and opinions and adjust them to fit reality, rather than your personal prejudices. 1-900-990-7818* CAPRICORN Now that Mercury, planet of the mind, has turned direct in the area of your chart that governs joint money matters, you will find it much easier to come to grips with a financial or business matter that has been keeping you awake at night. Once you have a clear idea of what the real problem is, you will also find the courage to deal with it. 1-900-990-7819* AQUARIUS What you must remember today is that life is not a zero-sum game: Someone else does not have to lose out just so you can gain. Your task now is to find creative ways in which to further your own material ambitions while helping others to get what they need as well. Look for areas where cooperation brings clear benefits for all of you. 1-900-990-7808* PISCES Choose an approach and stick to it. That is the message of the stars today and if you heed it, you won't go far wrong. You have changed direction so often in recent weeks that you may no longer be sure which way is up or which path, if any, you are taking. It's time to get serious and get organized again. 1-900-990-7809* Sports News: http://web1.nypost.com/sports/sports.shtml JONNY BE GOOD: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/19171.htm By GEORGE KING George Steinbrenner's motivational messages raise eyebrows, but even after two straight victories since they appeared in and out of Yankee Stadium, they aren't what's motivating the Yankees in the wake of the most lopsided loss in team history. No, if the Yankees need motivation in the sixth month of the season they need to look no further than what Jon Lieber did last night, one game after what Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez did the night before. TORRE'S GLASS ALWAYS HALF-FULL: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/19170.htm PERHAPS it is the actual sight of panic in our streets the last few days that calms the hysteria from seven games lost of a 101/2-game lead. FRANCESA'S HUBRIS KNOWS NO BOUNDS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19143.htm THERE are times when Mike Francesa's arrogance is so great that all you can do is marvel at it. That anyone can be that arrogant � and in public, no less � inspires genuine awe, even admiration. THIS TEAM IS FLOP ON ICE, TOO: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19165.htm ST. PAUL� As head coach Larry Brown was saying after the latest USA debacle . . . START TO FINISH, BIG WEEKEND IS ON TAP: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19138.htm FOR many, Labor Day weekend means one last chance to fish before the kids go back to school and vacations end. For others, it is the beginning of the best part of the saltwater season. ANDRE IS FAN FAVE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19173.htm By EVAN GROSSMAN Nobody knows for sure if this will be Andre Agassi's last U.S. Open, but the most-adored player in the draw removed some doubt as to how long he'll play tennis professionally. BOSOX SWEEP AWAY ANGELS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19163.htm BOSTON (AP) � Derek Lowe pitched effectively into the eighth inning, and the Red Sox took control of the AL wild-card race last night by beating the Angels 4-3 for their season-high ninth straight victory. HURRICANE HAMPERS GRID SKED: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19149.htm By PETE COATES The Florida State-Miami college football game set for Monday night has already been postponed, and the University of Florida also pushed back its season opener as the state braced for Hurricane Frances. STAGE SET FOR RUSTY LIBS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19155.htm By NICK PARISH A month off can heal the bumps and bruises, and clear mental clutter, but as they embark on the last leg of their season, the Liberty have a serious task at hand: holding on to first place in the bottlenecked Eastern Conference. EMBARRASSED USA PLANS A SHAKE-UP: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19164.htm By MARK EVERSON ST. PAUL � Facing a national hockey humiliation in the making, Team USA coach Ron Wilson promised to make every change he can tonight in the World Cup preliminary finale against Slovakia. MARATHON MAN: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19172.htm By BRIAN LEWIS Sargis Sargsian dropped to his knees and covered his moist eyes, overcome with a mixture of exhaustion and emotion. He draped an Armenian flag over his shoulders and celebrated the second-longest win in U.S. Open history � and the most dramatic of this summer's classic. BAILEY BREAKS WRIST AT HOME: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19154.htm By ED FOUNTAINE SARATOGA SPRINGS � Jockey Jerry Bailey fell off a ladder at his Florida home on Wednesday � he'd gone down to prepare the house for Hurricane Frances � and broke his left wrist. He'll be sidelined three to four weeks. NO PROGRESS NHL LOCKOUT LOOKS CERTAIN: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19153.htm By MARK EVERSON ST. PAUL � The lockout looks like a lock. All the speculative optimism sparked by the extension of collective bargaining talks lies dashed today. The NHL and the Players Association adjourned yesterday after 20 hours of discussions over three days that moved the sides no closer to an agreement that would avert a lockout Sept. 15. PELLING ENTRY EYES CANE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19152.htm By DEBORAH A. LITTLE The Brett Pelling trained entry of Timesareachanging and Western Terror was installed as the 9-5 favorite for the 50th edition of the $334,875 Cane Pace to be contested Monday at Freehold Raceway. QUALIFIER, 31, COMES CLOSE TO BIG UPSET: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19157.htm By EVAN GROSSMAN Tzipora Obziler nearly accomplished the unthinkable yesterday, and because of the dents she exposed in the armor of the No. 1 player, the same kind of odds will not be stacked against Justine Henin-Hardenne's next opponent. N.Y. TURF WRITERS TO 'TRES': http://www.nypost.com/sports/19151.htm By ED FOUNTAINE SARATOGA SPRINGS � Avenging his second-place finish behind Praise the Prince in last summer's N.Y. Turf Writers Handicap, Tres Touche was sent right to the lead by David Bentley in yesterday's 63rd running of the Grade 1, $100,000 steeplechase, jumped every fence like Bambi and held off the late run of Cherokeeintheills by a length at the end of the 23/8-mile marathon. SUPER STREAK: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19161.htm By ANDREW MARCHAND The Patriots aren't just looking to repeat as Super Bowl champions. With four wins to start this season, they would surpass the 1972-73 Dolphins for the longest winning streak in NFL history. JD, DOC GET FINALS CALL: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19158.htm By ANDREW MARCHAND Going on the assumption there will be an NHL season, Mike "Doc" Emrick and John Davidson are the leading candidates to be the voices of the Stanley Cup Finals on NBC, "NYP TV Sports" has learned. ESPN VS. CH. 11 (WHERE IS DAVE O'BRIEN BETTER?): http://www.nypost.com/sports/19159.htm By ANDREW MARCHAND A lot of times, a play-by-player is like an umpire: If you don't notice him, he is doing a good job. 5 QUESTIONS FOR GEORGE BODENHEIMER: http://www.nypost.com/sports/19160.htm This week, "NYP TV Sports'" Andrew Marchand spoke with ESPN and ABC Sports' president George Bodenheimer. The 46-year-old became president of ESPN in 1998. BATTMAN: INDIAN SUMMER: http://www.nypost.com/sports/battman.htm Battman laid down with dogs and got up with fleas yesterday, with losses by the Pirates, White Sox and Padres cutting the bankroll to 1,350 spillners. SHEFF'S SHOULDER IN KNOTS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/19167.htm By GEORGE KING An awkward swing Wednesday night left Gary Sheffield's left shoulder with a knot in it yesterday. WRIGHT & WRONG: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/19150.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY Yesterday was Senior Citizen's Day at Shea Stadium, which so perfectly wrapped up the worst homestand in Met history. PIAZZA: WRIGHT IS FUTURE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/19156.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY Mike Piazza called David Wright the future of the Mets, effusively praising the rookie third baseman yesterday following Wright's first multi-homer game. BIG-BLUE BUST: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/19169.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ The preseason is over for the Giants. The real season arrives in nine days. Gulp. Is this team even remotely ready for the Eagles on Sept. 12 down in Philly? JINTS FACING FULL SEASON OF QUESTIONS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/19166.htm BY STEVE SERBY THE restoration of Giant Pride will be a long and painful process, and it will drive Tom Coughlin batty. ROOKIE CATCHES FIRE IN FINALE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/19168.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ Yes, there were a few bright spots tucked away in the Giants' 27-17 preseason-ending loss to the Ravens last night at Giants Stadium. Count Jamaar Taylor as one who rose amid the slop. QUINCY PSYCHED TO SHOW SKILLS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/19140.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO The rehabilitation of Quincy Carter's damaged reputation � not to mention his game � begins tonight in the Jets' preseason finale against the Eagles at Giants Stadium. MARTIN GETS REST, JORDAN TO START: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/19141.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO Curtis Martin will not play against the Eagles tonight � for resting purposes only. He finishes the preseason with 92 yards on 22 carries, a much-more-productive preseason than he's had the last two summers. STILL 'ZO UNCERTAIN: http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/19146.htm By FRED KERBER The doctors don't know. The Nets don't know. And Alonzo Mourning really can't know what lies ahead or how his body will respond. Still, amid all the uncertainty, the 34-year-old former All-Star intends to attempt an NBA comeback after undergoing a kidney transplant last December. ROD IFFY ON KIDD: http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/19147.htm By FRED KERBER Jason Kidd must run. Then stop. Then start. Once he does those things, only then the Nets can begin thinking in terms of when he'll return from left knee surgery. While multiple sources have pegged Kidd's return to December, Nets CEO Rod Thorn said he wouldn't even try to pinpoint a timetable. Gossip: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/gossip.htm : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm 'WEIRD' NIGHTS OUT WITH OLSENS By Richard Johnson ASHLEY Olsen is moving to town in a few weeks to start her freshman year at New York University, and she's already snagged herself a guy. : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/cindy.htm POLITICS WON'T REND THIS FAMILY ASUNDER By Cindy Adams PATRICK Schwarzenegger, named for great-grandfather Joseph Patrick Kennedy, wanted to applaud his dad. Barbara Bush said it's OK. Mama Maria said her mom, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, always believed: "Never applaud when they attack us Democrats." He did not. : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/liz.htm PARIS & HER POOCH By Liz Smith 'AFTER A WEEK of national concern (and just the teeniest bit of Scha denfreude), Tinkerbell the Chi huahua was returned to her owner, menace to society Paris Hilton . . . but where had the armpit accessory gone?" Weather: http://weather.nypost.com NEW YORK , NY Get the extended forcast here from the New York Post.: http://weather.nypost.com Traffic: http://traffic.nypost.com/ metrocommute Special EventQueens US Open @ Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park The US Open at the US Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow Park, starting at 11 AM until about 11 PM. Come see stars like Andy Roddick, Maria Sharapova, Andre Agassi and Serena Williams battle it out at the highest attended annual sporting event in the world. Enjoy world-class tennis at the US Open where sport, celebrity and entertainment all come together to form an electrifying showcase you won't want to miss. Expect delays on the Van Wyck Expressway, Long Island Expressway and Grand Central Parkway starting at about 9 AM and continuing throughout the day. Expect capacity crowds at the Open. Please arrive early because of heavy delays and security checks. The Open ends Sunday, September 12th. Advised to use mass transit. Take the train to Willets Point � Shea Stadium or the LIRR to Shea Stadium. Manhattan Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall till October 11, 2004Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall through October 11, 2004. Mulberry Street between Canal Street and Broome Street: This street will be closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 10pm. Manhattan New York Liberty @ Radio City Music HallNew York Liberty will be taken on the:Charlotte Sting on 9/2Connecticut Sun on 9/10San Antonio Starzz on 9/12at the Radio City Music Hall. Expect very heavy traffic on 7th Ave., 8th Ave., and in the west 30s and 40's, especially 2 hours before and after the event.*Please arrive really early due to new security checks* Business News: http://web1.nypost.com/business/business.htm : http://www.nypost.com/business/27956.htm COMMERCE PROBE By JENNY ANDERSON NASD eyes N.J. bank's political contributions The National Association of Securities Dealers is probing Commerce Bank to see if it has been paying politicians to win juicy municipal bond deals. Employees of the bank have received a letter from the NASD asking them to detail any political contributions to any of Commerce Bank's political action committees with explanations about how the contribution might have been solicited. GUINNESS POURS $27M INTO EPIC TV AD CAMPAIGN: http://www.nypost.com/business/27954.htm By HOLLY M. SANDERS Granted, it's a beer commercial, not a blockbuster. But a new ad campaign for Guinness shot by Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella seems like a big-budget film at a cost of almost $27 million. TABS GONE WITH THE WIND: http://www.nypost.com/business/kelly.htm By KEITH J. KELLY WITH Hurricane Frances racing toward Florida, American Media has shut down its two south Florida offices and sent hundreds of workers home a day early. KOBE, OR NOT KOBE?: http://www.nypost.com/business/27952.htm By PAUL THARP Although Kobe Bryant beat his rape case, the legal victory won't save his multimillion-dollar fortunes as a pitchman. STORES' BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES COME UP SHORT: http://www.nypost.com/business/27955.htm Stores are flunking their back-to-school tests this autumn. Retailers yesterday said their second most important sales season is again going to be a bust this year due to weak demand. BESIEGED NEWSDAY FIRES 5: http://www.nypost.com/business/27957.htm By HOLLY M. SANDERS Newsday has canned five managers in charge of circulation, marking the latest casualties of the paper's summer scandal. LATE RALLY ON STREET AHEAD OF JOBS DATA: http://www.nypost.com/business/27953.htm By SUZANNE McGEE Speculation that George W. Bush's acceptance speech would be chock full of good news on job growth ignited a rally that saw stocks rocket higher yesterday afternoon. Real Estate: http://web1.nypost.com/realestate/index.htm DOWNTOWN ABUZZ WITH POSSIBILITIES: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/29665.htm By STEVE CUOZZO REAL estate is at a pause. Everyone's out of town. Nobody returns calls. What better time is there to share the buzz going around about deals trying to happen but not yet done? YOU CAN BUY A MULTI-FAMILY HOME WITH THIS COMMUNITY MORTGAGE: http://www.nypost.com/realestate//realestate/19046.htm By ADAM BONISLAWSKI It helps when other people pay your mortgage. Traditionally, buyers who have found single-family homes too expensive have bought multi-family homes - in return for taking on the burden of tenants, they've had the rental income to help with expenses. PRICE POINTS: http://www.nypost.com/realestate//realestate/19049.htm By LISA KEYS OH this market. We keep hearing that the average Manhattan apartment costs more than a million bucks. MY NEW HOME: http://www.nypost.com/realestate//realestate/19048.htm By LISA KEYS PIANO MAN FINDS ROOM TO PRACTICE - AND LIVE SEARCH TIME: three monthsWHAT HE BOUGHT: ground-floor 2-BR co-op, $715,000MOST young New Yorkers share cramped apartments with a crowd of roommates. DOGGIE DOS: http://www.nypost.com/realestate//realestate/19050.htm By JANE REILLY MOUNT Q:My neighbor has lived in our building for 15 years and recently got a dog. JUST SOLD!: http://www.nypost.com/realestate//realestate/19047.htm ManhattanGRAMERCY PARK$1,065,000305 E. 24th St.Two-bedroom, 21/2-bath coop, 1,500 square feet, with formal dining room, passthrough kitchen with granite countertops, dining alcove/den, 36-foot balcony and N/S/W exposures. Maintenance $1,680, 55 percent tax-deductible. Asking price $1,089,000, on market one day. (Brokers: Jared M. Wiener and Kevin Kurland, Kurland Realty, Steve Nardoni, Nardoni Realty and Benita Cohen, the Corcoran Group) HOUSES OF THE WEEK: http://www.nypost.com/realestate//realestate/19028.htm Woodstock, N.Y.$825,000The stone fireplaces in this four-bedroom, three-bath Colonial date back to its original 1774 construction. The 50-foot-long swimming pool and three-car garage were added later. The wooded 5.58-acre property is secluded, set back from the road, but still just a short drive from the center of town. Agent: Thea Millen, Coldwell Banker Village Green, (845) 679-2255. DURST LOOKS TO BREAK $100 PER SQUARE FOOT: http://www.nypost.com/realestate//realestate/29356.htm By STEVE CUOZZO DOUGLAS Durst hopes to score the highest rents ever for a jumbo-size block of Manhattan office space: $100 per square foot for 1 million square feet at One Bryant Park, the 51-story skyscraper he is developing at Sixth Avenue and 42nd Street. BUY-COASTAL TWINS: http://www.nypost.com/realestate//realestate/18887.htm BY BRADEN KEIL There are apparently no student-housing problems for NYU freshmen Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The thin twins have not only added more square footage to their as-yet unfinished penthouse apartment at Morton Square, they're now also buying a home for the holidays in California. NEW LOAN PRODUCTS GIVE BUYERS PLENTY OF OPTIONS: http://www.nypost.com/realestate//realestate/18881.htm By JENNIFER ROBISON After Alice London inherited two apartments at 2 Fifth Ave. five years ago, she took out a $400,000 loan to buy a third apartment next door. London combined the properties to create a three-bedroom, 3,200-square-foot haven with 3,000 square feet of outdoor terrace - and a mountain of equity. THERE'S A MANSION ON EVERY STREET IN JERSEY'S FANCIEST SUBURB, WHERE A 2-ACRE LOT IS $1.5M: http://www.nypost.com/realestate//realestate/18886.htm By DAKOTA SMITH ONE thing you see a lot of in Saddle River, N.J.: small homes being torn down to make way for large homes. On what seems like every street, European-style manors, sprawling Colonials and huge Tudors have replaced the tiny houses that once dominated this Bergen County town. Entertainment: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/entertainment.htm ON LAUGH SUPPORT: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/27984.htm By ADAM BUCKMAN OK, Mr. Funniest Man in America, make me laugh! That's the thought that crossed my mind as I slipped a preview tape of Dave Chappelle's new Showtime special into the VCR for a look-see the other day. 'DOG' HAS ITS DAY � AGAIN: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/27982.htm 'DOG Sees God" � a profane, post- Prozac version of Charlie Brown and company � will return for a two-week stint off-Broadway following an award-winning run at the International Fringe Festival. B'WAY BUSHWACKED: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/27983.htm By MICHAEL RIEDEL 'OTHER than Sept. 11, this is the sin gle worst week on Broadway in half a century." LIL' KIM: GIVE ME MY OWN TRIAL: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/27981.htm Fearing she won't get a fair shake, rapper Lil' Kim wants a judge to give her a separate trial from other co-defendants in her federal perjury case relating to a shooting outside a Manhattan radio station three years ago. TUNE IN TO RADIO 4: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/27980.htm By MARY HUHN RADIO 4 rose to fame among white-belt hipsters three years ago with its hyped hit "Dance to the Underground," which turned up the strobe lights on the dance floors of New York's post-post-punk rock scene. JAZEERA PREPS ENGLISH CHANNEL: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/27966.htm ARAB news station Al-Ja zeera is planning to launch an English language news channel by the end of next year. EXTREME MAKEOVER FOR 'ESPN TUTU': http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/27971.htm By ANDREW MARCHAND ESPN2 is going Hollywood. In an effort to differentiate it from its 25-year-old brother, ESPN2 is being revamped as a more personality-driven network. VMA RATINGS DOWN: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/27963.htm RATINGS for the tamer - than - usual MTV Video Music Awards fell for the third consecutive year despite airing for the first time on a Sunday, when viewership is highest. LIOTTA CHECKS IN TO 'ER': http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/27964.htm MEDICAL drama "ER" is going for a first in its 10-year history with a real-time taped episode, featuring Ray Liotta as a guest star. 'EXTRA' SUGAR: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/27968.htm MARK McGrath, the lead singer of the band Sugar Ray, is joining the syndicated newsmagazine "Extra" as a co-host when the series returns for its 11th season next week. IT'S MILLER TIME: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/27972.htm By DON KAPLAN WHO says the Republican convention lacked spontaneity? The talk of the convention is a knockdown, spit-flying, midnight confrontation between convention keynote speaker Zell Miller and "Hardball" host Chris Matthews. IVANA GETS A SHOW: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/27985.htm MOVE over Donald Trump, now your ex-wife, Ivana, is going to be a reality star. Movie Reviews: http://web1.nypost.com/movies/movies.htm STICKY 'WICKER': http://www.nypost.com/movies/27974.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN WICKER PARKTHERE'S dumbing down and then there's dumbing down. Paul McGuigan ("Gangster No. 1," "The Reckoning") skims through every camera trick in the book in an attempt to shroud the stalker drama "Wicker Park" in suspenseful, Hitchockian atmosphere, but he's hamstrung by one of the silliest, most sieve-like screenplays of the year. TALENT ON THE BRINK: http://www.nypost.com/movies/27967.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN VIRGINTHERE are some power ful emotions coursing through "Virgin," writer-director Deborah Kampmeier's raw first feature, and a tighter script would have made them even more affecting. DAYS OF THUNDER: TOUCHING TALES OF 9/11: http://www.nypost.com/movies/27969.htm By V.A. MUSETTO THE FDNY DREAM BIKE/SIX DAYS WITH the third anniversary of 9/11 approaching, the Two Boots Pioneer Theater is showcasing two documentaries dealing with the attacks. STOP. LOOK. LISTEN.: http://www.nypost.com/movies/27970.htm By LOU LUMENICK RED LIGHTSFRANCE has produced dozens of Hitchcock- style films since Ca hiers du Cinema ele vated Hitch to the pantheon nearly five decades ago, but few lately have been as suspenseful and psychologically insightful as "Red Lights." WHEN IN ROME, 'MY LOVE,' OVERACT: http://www.nypost.com/movies/27973.htm By LOU LUMENICK REMEMBER ME, MY LOVE'REMEMBER Me, My Love," from di rector Gabrielle Muccino ("Last Kiss"), is a long-winded and often over-the-top Italian soap opera about a neurotic, middle-class Roman family. DETAINED 'PERSONS' DO TELL: http://www.nypost.com/movies/27965.htm By LOU LUMENICK PERSONS OF INTEREST THE documentary "Persons of Interest" delves into one of the most chronically undercovered 9/11 stories � the still-unknown number of U.S. citizens and foreign nationals detained without trial in the wake of the attacks. Lifestyle: http://web1.nypost.com/living/living.htm RED, RIGHT AND PHEW!: http://www.nypost.com/living/27849.htm By SARA STEWART YOU can spot 'em from a mile away. The Republicans may be holding their convention here, but don't expect them to dress � or shop � like New Yorkers. 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NUTS TO THAT: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/28015.htm By RYAN SAGER IT'S enlightening to see just what the hard left's message is in this elec tion. In two words: "Shut up." NEW JACK GOP: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/28018.htm By ROBERT A. GEORGE A VELVET rope line with "regular" and VIP guest lists. Booming hip-hop coming from inside Jay-Z's always-hot 40/40 club. It's Wednesday's must-attend post-convention bash. PAINTING A CLEAR CHOICE: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/28011.htm By DAVID WINSTON IF Wednesday's session was all about raising doubts about John Kerry by look ing at the past, the final evening of the Republican National Convention was all about the future and President Bush's positive vision for "a safer world and a more hopeful America." MASTERSTROKE: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/28012.htm By JOHN PODHORETZ THE world will little note nor long remem ber George W. Bush's speech last night. It wasn't his finest hour by a long shot, though it did feature a remarkably moving account of the sacrifices of the families of veterans who have fought for freedom since 9/11. BUSH'S BID FOR HISTORY: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/28023.htm By DICK MORRIS UNTIL President Bush began his speech on the final night of the Republican National Convention, the goal of the United States' anti-terror policy was perceived by a largely supportive public as a bid to assure safety. With a rhetorical flourish worthy of the great speeches of all time, George W. Bush has transformed the war into a battle for liberty. W BRINGS IT ON HOME: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/28016.htm By PETER KING THURSDAY began with an ecumenical prayer service at the Church of Our Saviour, a Catholic church on the corner of 38th Street and Park. Some of the Republican notables in attendance: Mayor Bloomberg, Rudy Giuliani and Gov. Pataki, all seated along with Commerce Secretary Don Evans in the front row on the right side facing the altar. PUNDITS' PLEA: QUELL ZELL: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/28020.htm MEDIA MONITOR IF the Republican Conven tion� as aired on the broadcast net works � seemed to run at an especially brisk pace, it was no accident: The hourlong segments were plainly timed to leave the TV pundits a minimum of "talking head" chattering. The featured speech always ended no more than a couple of minutes before the networks broke away for local news or other programs (depending on the time zone). MORE EMPATHY, PLEASE: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/28022.htm By NICOLE GELINAS THE next president must be an economic iconoclast who demolishes the barriers that constrain today's innovation economy. President Bush is the better man for the job � but he must be bolder with his economic empathy to get the chance to turn his ideas into reality. Celebrity Photos: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/index.htm : http://www.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/vma2004/photo01.htm August 29th:The 2004 MTV VMA's...: http://www.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/vma2004/photo01.htm Movie News: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/movies/news/news.htm delete Lisa Collins -- Hollywood.com Staff A novelist moves to a small Canadian town after the death of her son, only to become haunted by ghosts and real- life terror. Style: http://web1.nypost.com/style/style.htm KNIT WITS: http://www.nypost.com/style/29587.htm Green V-neck, $34.90, denim A-line skirt, $34.90, and belt, $14.90, at H&M. Neck wrap, $18, at Urban Outfitters.TOTAL: $102.70 TIPS FROM A SHOPAHOLIC: http://www.nypost.com/style/29588.htm By FARRAH WEINSTEIN DURING tax-free week, you have a VIP discount at every store in the city. But that doesn't mean you should slap down the credit cards everywhere. Here are some spending tips I've learned from designers I've interviewed for ThePost's "Shopaholic"column that will ensure you make the most of the discount. DRESSED TO THE NINTH: http://www.nypost.com/style/29589.htm By PRUE LEWINGTON THE catch with tax-free shopping? The price limit. While it's tricky finding trendy fall fashion under $110, it's not impossible. To modify your account settings go to: http://www.nypost.com/newsletter/acctmgr.htm To unsubscribe, go to: http://www.nypost.com/newsletter/unsubscribe.htm ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/BCfwlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! 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